The Buzz on Saw VI

Kevin Greutert, who has served as the editor on all five previous installments in the Saw series, is set to direct Saw VI, which Lionsgate has scheduled for an October 23, 2009 release.

Greutert spoke about the challenges he faces in taking over the reins of the franchise in an exclusive interview with FEARnet. "We always try to think of ways to blow the audiences' minds, but the audience is always trying to stay one step ahead of you, which makes it that much harder," the filmmaker admitted.

He continued, "If it was the first in a series you really wouldn't know what to expect, but now the expectations for something unexpected to happen are so high, it makes it a lot harder. The only way to do it is to live and breathe it. I was just talking to Eric, the guy who plays Eric – Mark Rolston. I've got hundreds and hundreds of pages of every conceivable variation of what we can do with Saw VI and beyond. One of those will hopefully be the thing that we get. But it's a matter of thinking through every possible thing we can imagine. And of course creating new characters that we think people will like and can contribute to the drama – that's important as well."

In addition to Rolston, Greutert confirmed that other cast members set to return for ?Saw VI include Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, and Betsy Russell. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunston are currently writing the script.